CMAC reports 387,000ha contaminated by Thai explosives

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The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has reported that more than 387,000 hectares of land are contaminated by explosive remnants of war from Thai military attacks during early 2026. The agency cleared nearly 1,500 hectares enabling displaced families to return, highlighting a significant contamination threat along the Cambodia-Thailand border.

The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has cleared nearly 1,500 hectares of land to enable displaced families to return home and identified more than 387,000 hectares contaminated by explosive remnants of war (ERW) from Thai military attacks during the first half of 2026, pointing to the scale of the contamination threat along the Cambodia-Thailand border. CMAC reports 387,000ha contaminated by Thai explosives appeared first on Khmer Times.